This is a critical step in moving to end the longest government shutdown impact in US history. The vote came after days of high- stakes addresses between Senate moderates, GOP leaders, and the White House. The deal being brokered has big pitfalls for both parties involved.

Here’s what you need to know about what the Senate agreed on, where effects go from then, and what happed:

What Did the Senate Vote To Fund?

Democrats’ effort to also extend expiring subsidies in the Affordable Care Act did not end up in the US funding bill House passed by the Senate. The measure does, however, ensure US Congress funding bill for several high-profile programs such as federal food aid, the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program, and veterans’ services for the remainder of fiscal year 2026.

Is the Government Going to Reopen?

The ball is now in the court of House Speaker Mike Johnson and members of the House, who returned to Washington today after spending time in their home districts since mid-September. In a notice from Majority Whip Tom Emmer, the House will likely vote on the Senate-approved bill as early as 4 p.m. ET tomorrow, at which point the federal government will officially be back up and running.

Will the President Sign It?

Trump tells CNN that he personally supports the shutdown air travel delay agreement reached. “I think, based on everything I’m hearing, they haven’t changed anything, and we have support from enough Democrats, and we’re going to be opening up our country,” he said.

Did Democratic Leadership Flip- Flop on the Vote?

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is taking heat from his own party, as he has not yet suggested to renew the government. Some Egalitarians are pushing back at Schumer and criminating him of letting moderates of the party make a deal to stop sharp health care cost increases from hitting millions of people incontinently, while not guaranteeing long- term protection against unborn Democratic- or Trump- assessed spending cuts.